by - July 10, 2024 1:56 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders and several key agency leaders awarded roughly $500,000 Wednesday (July 10) in outdoor recreation grants to projects in seven counties across the state. The money was allocated…
by - July 10, 2024 1:27 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Translational Research Institute announced Wednesday (July 10) that it will receive $31.7 million to continue its role in a national effort to…
by - July 10, 2024 11:01 am
Clint Schaff has been named general manager for KUAF 91.3 FM Public Radio. He is the third-ever general manager for KUAF, the National Public Radio member station that serves western…
by - July 10, 2024 9:52 am
Jonesboro experienced a decline in sales and use tax collections in June after an uptick in such collections during May. Craighead County had a similar growth and decline pattern for…
by - July 9, 2024 1:46 pm
Rock Region METRO was awarded $3,149,677 – its third largest competitive grant award to date – in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds to purchase up to five 35-foot compressed natural…
by - July 9, 2024 1:27 pm
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders will be the keynote speaker at the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 luncheon at the Embassy Suites in Rogers on Aug. 13. This year’s…
by - July 8, 2024 3:02 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Monday (July 8) that Chris Caldwell will serve as the newest Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioner. Caldwell’s seven-year term will last until 2031. He is replacing…
by - July 8, 2024 11:40 am
When making tough decisions that affect our children, many of us have been told to “trust our gut” or “lean into what feels right.” Parental intuition isn’t just a catchphrase…
by - July 6, 2024 9:28 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $750,000 federal grant to help re-establish a family medicine residency program in El Dorado. The grant was awarded by…
by - July 5, 2024 6:19 pm
Supporters of an amendment that would legalize abortion in Arkansas submitted signatures to qualify for the November ballot on Friday afternoon (July 5), the last day to do so. However,…
by - July 5, 2024 2:38 pm
Groups submitted signatures for the November ballot on Friday (July 5) for a proposed constitutional amendment that would expand medical marijuana access in Arkansas and another that would revoke the…
by - July 3, 2024 12:09 pm
Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton had a real threat to his political career that could have had dramatic impacts to the state he governed, the country as a whole, and could…
by - July 2, 2024 2:12 pm
Jonesboro Mayor Harold Copenhaver will seek a second term. The former state representative was first elected to as Jonesboro mayor in 2020. No other candidates have announced their intentions to…
by - July 2, 2024 9:46 am
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the following appointments: Arkansas 250 Commission Christina Berner, Jonesboro, to the Arkansas 250 Commission. Term to expire July 5, 2026. New position. Cathy Boozman, Rogers,…
by - July 1, 2024 4:46 pm
The Arkansas Community Foundation (ARCF) has established the Fordyce Survivors Fund in response to the mass shooting event on June 21 in Fordyce, Arkansas. 100% of donations to the fund…
by - July 1, 2024 4:30 pm
While the Sebastian County Quorum Court passed an ordinance that raises the pay rate of the county’s election coordinator, the salary is still the lowest in the state for the…
by - July 1, 2024 6:59 am
Wine and liquor distribution workers at Southern Glazer’s have joined Teamsters Local 878, according to a news release. The 31 drivers based in Little Rock and Fayetteville organized to address…
by - June 27, 2024 9:43 pm
For 90 minutes on Thursday (June 27), President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump stood within a few feet of each other on a debate stage in Atlanta but…
by - June 27, 2024 12:24 pm
Former State Sen. Joyce Elliott, who twice ran for U.S. Congress, has suffered a stroke while out of town, but is back in a Little Rock hospital receiving treatment. Elliott…
by - June 27, 2024 10:49 am
After learning of the impending closure of the maternity ward at a rural hospital in his state, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden of Oregon introduced a bill last week that…
